INCEPTION – English Lyrics

• By: ATEEZ

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and ATEEZ's "INCEPTION" offers a special opportunity to dive into Korean. The song's mix of straightforward declarations like "I'm in love" and more poetic, dreamlike expressions provides a great way to learn different emotional registers of the language. The contrast between the energetic beat and the yearning lyrics makes it a captivating and memorable learning experience, allowing you to connect with the passion and artistry of K-Pop on a deeper level.

[English]

I’m in love

I’m in love

Eye meets in that short instant

The moment all the senses stop

Little tremors spread inside me

For the first time I am swallowed by the feeling

That I became who I am

I feel like dreaming a dream

I’ve never seen even in dreams

It’s too vivid

to conclude it as just a dream

I draw and draw

It’s clear to the ends of the shadow line

I long only for the day I see you again

I can’t go back to the way it was

You didn’t know me. After I bumped into you,

I become craving for you more, uncontrollably

As if I have dreamed in a dream,

I am lost looking for you

You are the dream I live in, the dream I can never awake from

Every day & night I’m gon’ chase you

I’m in love

I’m dream in a dream every night

I’m in love

I’m dream in a dream every night

Finding traces you’ve left,

I’m wandering for you, you a dream

Nobody say oh

Nothing can fill you

Nights with dreams are all fading too

The scent permeates and lingers

I’m lost looking for you

Save me say oh

Nobody say oh

I can’t go back to the way it was

You didn’t know me. After I bumped into you,

I become craving for you more, uncontrollably

As if I have dreamed in a dream,

I’m lost looking for you

You are the dream I live in, the dream I can never awake from

Every day & night I’m gon’ chase you

I`m in love

I’m dream in a dream every night

I’m in love

I’m dream in a dream every night

Your traces remain as scent

I search for you like a maniac

Then I wake

to find myself going around in circles again

Where you at

Where you at

Where you go

Leaving behind, you are

Comin’ tonight

Every night

I’m lost looking for you

And I can’t forget you

As if I have dreamed in a dream,

I am lost looking for you

You are the dream I live in, the dream I can never awake from

Every day & night I’m gon’ Chase you

I’m in love

I’m dream in a dream every night

I’m in love

I’m dream in a dream every night

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
lost /lɔːst/ B1	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing where one is
craving /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/ B2	noun - a powerful desire for something
scent /sɛnt/ B2	noun - a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to pursue in order to catch or reach
clear /klɪr/ B1	adjective - easy to perceive, understand, or interpret
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
bump /bʌmp/ B2	verb - to collide with something
wander /ˈwɒndər/ B1	verb - to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
trace /treɪs/ B2	noun - a mark, object, or sign that shows that someone or something has been in a place

Key Grammar Structures

• I’m in love

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ Used to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking or a current state.

• The moment all the senses stop

  ➔ Simple present tense (for general truth)

  ➔ Expresses a general truth about what happens when all senses are affected.

• Little tremors spread inside me

  ➔ Simple present tense (for habitual or current states)

  ➔ Indicates a current or habitual action happening repeatedly or as a state.

• I am swallowed by the feeling

  ➔ Passive voice with 'be' + past participle

  ➔ Describes a state where the subject is acted upon by an internal feeling.

• I’ve never seen even in dreams

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ Indicates an experience up to now, emphasizing that it has never happened before.

• I draw and draw

  ➔ Present simple tense (repetition for emphasis)

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense to emphasize habitual or ongoing action.

• You are the dream I live in

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that' omitted

  ➔ A relative clause describing 'dream' without explicitly using the relative pronoun.